Rep. Williams also plans to write state worker raises into budget

State Rep. Alan Williams said on Wednesday he wants to propose state worker raises in the same fashion as state Sen. Bill Montford.

Williams, a Democrat from Tallahassee who sits on the House Appropriations Committee, plans to write state worker raises into the budget for the 2013/2014 fiscal year. His plan was the same as Montford, a Tallahassee Democrat who sits on the Senate Appropriations Committee and also plans to write in raises.

Montford’s plan has garnered the attention of Senate President Don Gaetz, a Republican from Niceville, who said federal budget uncertainty and numbers provided by the March general revenue forecast must come first.

Williams did not say what percentage he will propose. Montford planned to propose a 4 percent raise that would be broken up into two parts. Half would be given to workers on July 1 and the rest on Jan. 1 2014.

State Rep. Michelle Rehwinkel Vasilinda, also a Deomcrat from Tallahassee, submitted a bill on Jan. 17 asking for a 7 percent raise.